Songs lyrics can be hypnotic, poetic, seductive or inscrutable, and we’ve all had moments where we wonder about the meaning of a specific line or a stanza. For our “Dramatic Interpretations” series, Google Play presents some of today’s top artists with a classic song verse, and asks them to give a reading of it as [cont.]

Produced by Thelonious Martin. From Club Wiley, the debut mixtape from Alex Wiley, dropping June 4th via Closed Sessions.

Harry Fraud High Tide EP is here! Late last year Harry Fraud lit up Scion AV with his single “Mean,“ featuring French Montana and Action Bronson. Now one of the killing it-est producers in hip-hop right now has returned with the free High Tide EP for Scion AV. Fraud is from Brooklyn and loves that [cont.]

Blockhead remixes Double A.B. and Dub Sonata’s collab with Roc Marciano from the Media Shower LP. Meanwhile, Blockhead and Illogic’s Capture The Sun LP is available now.

Produced by CONSTROBUZ, from the upcoming project, Kismet.

First single release from their new CD Evolution, scheduled for release June 25th.

Directed by: Olise Forel for Moving Silence. ‘She Said’ is taken from the Grand Daddy I.U. EP P.I.M.P. – Paper Is My Priority on SteadyFlow Entertainment that will be released in the Summer of 2013.

Too $hort talks about getting into the rap game, his estimated body count & more.

Their words: An Ugly Hero is considered a myth. Growing up, the heroes we saw in cartoons and movies were perfectly chiseled, intelligent, and had senses none of us possess. An UGLY HERO is the everyday blue collar individual that makes the world go ’round. These are the heroes that work hard all day, everyday [cont.]

New rap parody side project from Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg, Cipha Sounds, Ebro and KFoxxx, parodying the current state of hip-hop.

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Not Safe For Work.

Legendary, Grammy award-winning singer/emcee, and Fugees founder, Lauryn Hill, has been sentenced to three months in a federal prison, along with three months on house arrest and an order to pay a $60,000 fine, in addition to taxes on over $2 million in earnings. The famed singer and South Orange, NJ resident pleaded guilty in [cont.]

It’s so easy to make rap music nowadays, anyone can do it! Even rapidly approaching 50 non-milfs. Watch if you dare…..

Hip hop’s golden age began in 1986, the day Rakim stepped to a microphone to record “Eric B Is President.” Only 18 years old (though he sounded considerably more worldly), Rakim (real name William Griffin) had a smooth, effortless flow that brought a cool melodicism and high intelligence to the MC game—he gave both fire [cont.]

Talib Kweli gives us a full stream of his new album, Prisoner Of Conscious, which hits stores tomorrow. In the YouTube clip under it, Talib Kweli gives you a first hand look at his new CD packaging, which includes the lyrics and several illustrations from artists interpreting a ‘Prisoner of Conscious.’

El and Mike appear on The Combat Jack Show, to speak about their new Run The Jewels project.

Havoc is joined by Styles P and Raekwon as three legendary NYC hip hop groups unite for “Favorite Rap Stars”. Off Havoc’s new album 13, in stores everywhere May 7th.

First leak off from Jon Connor’s highly anticipated straight to iTunes release Unconscious State, coming 6/4/13.

From Skyzoo’s A Dream Deferred LP. Get More: www.mtvu.com